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Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

Greatest of All Human Interest Photoplays - Contrasting the Lives of Two Souls Dragged Out of the Pit by Their Parents. SO TRUE SO REAL SO GOOD You owe it to yourself to see it.

NR 1921 · 70 min · ★ 10.0

Mr. Hedder is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna own an evening gown, but she is given one by a friend who is a model. Hedder believes that she stole it and confers with Mr. Wallace, the owner of the store. On Wallace's advice, Hedder hits Anna, causing her to leave home and move in with some gold diggers.

Directed by William Nigh · Written by Owen Davis

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